FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 2, 2012
Contact: Scott Wilfong, 2012 LAGOP Caucus Director
Baton Rouge, Louisiana – On April 28, 2012, the Republican Party of Louisiana will hold district caucuses across Louisiana as the first phase of delegate selection for the 2012 Republican National Convention.
Republican voters will cast ballots at 30 sites from 8:30 am until 12:00 noon on Saturday, April 28, 2012. Twenty-five delegates and twelve alternates will be elected from each congressional district to vote at the Republican State Convention, where the election of delegates and alternates to the Republican National Convention will take place.
Any Louisiana registered voter affiliated with the Republican Party on December 15, 2011 is eligible to participate. Participants are not required to stay for a meeting in order to cast a vote. Voters will be required to present a valid photo ID in order to cast a ballot.
Here are the 30 locations and the parishes assigned to each site:
Bossier City:
Bossier Parish Community College - 6220 East Texas Street,
Bossier City, LA 71111
Parishes: Bossier, Webster
Shreveport:
S’Port Port – 424 Ashley Ridge Boulevard Shreveport, LA 71106
Parishes: Caddo, DeSoto, Red River
Monroe:
Barak Shrine Temple – 6620 Frontage Rd, Monroe, LA 71202
Parishes: Ouachita, Morehouse, East Carroll, West Carroll, Caldwell
Ruston:
Hampton Inn – 1315 North Trenton Street, Ruston, LA 71270
Parishes: Lincoln, Jackson, Union, Claiborne, Bienville
Winnsboro:
Princess Room – 714 Prairie Street, Winnsboro, LA 71295
Parishes: Franklin, Tensas, Madison, Richland
Vidalia:
Comfort Suites – 100 Front Street, Vidalia, LA, US, 71373
Parishes: Catahoula, Concordia
Natchitoches:
Best Western Natchitoches Inn – 5131 University Pkwy, Natchitoches, LA
71457
Parishes: Natchitoches, Winn, Sabine
Pineville:
Louisiana College Guinn Auditorium – 1140 College Drive
Pineville, LA 71360
Parishes: Rapides, Grant, Avoyelles, Evangeline, LaSalle
Leesville:
Pearl Creek Event Center – 103 S. Third Street, Leesville, LA 71446
Parishes: Vernon, Beauregard
Lake Charles:
Comfort Suites – 1016 North Martin Luther King Highway, Lake Charles,
LA 70601
Parishes: Calcasieu, Cameron, Allen
Rayne:
Best Western Hotel – 1422 North Polk Street, Rayne, LA 70578
Parishes: Acadia, Jefferson Davis
Abbeville:
Vermillion Parish Courthouse – 100 North State Street, Abbeville, LA
70510
Parishes: Vermillion
Lafayette:
Family Church – 223 Stone Avenue Lafayette, LA 70507
Parishes: Lafayette, St. Landry, St. Martin, Iberia
Morgan City:
Hampton Inn – 6365 Hwy 182 E, Morgan City, LA
Parishes: St. Mary
Port Allen:
Reliant Technology – 2933 La Highway 1 N Port Allen, LA 70767
Parishes: West Baton Rouge, Iberville
Baton Rouge:
Jefferson Baptist Church – 9135 Jefferson Hwy., Baton Rouge, LA 70809
Parishes: East Baton Rouge Residents south of Florida Blvd.
Central:
Kristenwood – 14025 Greenwell Springs Rd, Greenwell Springs, LA 70739
Parishes: East Baton Rouge Residents north of Florida Blvd.
St. Francisville
Magnuson Hotel – 7059 U.S. 61, St Francisville, LA 70775
Parishes: West Feliciana, East Feliciana, Pointe Coupee
Denham Springs:
Hampton Inn – 201 Rushing Road West, Denham Springs, LA 70726
Parishes: Livingston, St. Helena
Gonzales:
Ascension Parish Republican Party Headquarters – 1444 N. Airline Hwy.
Gonzales, LA 70707
Parishes: Ascension, Assumption
Hammond:
Hampton Inn – 401 Westin Oaks Drive, Hammond, LA 70403
Parishes: Tangipahoa
Covington/Mandeville:
Clarion Hotel – 501 North Hwy 190, Covington, LA 70433
Parishes: Washington and Residents of western St. Tammany (Precincts
numbered 101-706 and any precincts beginning with “A”, “C”, “F”
or “M”)
Slidell:
Hampton Inn – 56460 Frank Pichon Road, Slidell, LA 70458
Parishes: Residents of eastern St. Tammany (Precincts numbered 801-921
and any precincts beginning with an “S” or “P”)
Chalmette:
St. Bernard Parish Governmental Building – 8201 West Judge Perez Drive,
Chalmette, LA 70043
Parishes: St. Bernard and East Bank Residents of Plaquemines Parish
New Orleans:
De LaSalle High School – 5300 Saint Charles Ave. New Orleans, LA 70115
Parishes: Orleans Parish East Bank Residents
Gretna:
Quality Inns And Suites – 100 Westbank Expressway, Gretna, LA, US, 70053
Parishes: West Bank Residents of Orleans, Jefferson and Plaquemines
Parish
Metairie:
Lifegate Church – 1317 Butternut Ave. Metairie, La. 70001
Parishes: Jefferson Parish East Bank Residents
LaPlace:
Quality Inn – 3900 U.S Highway 51, LaPlace, LA 70068
Parishes: St. John the Baptist, St. James
Boutte:
Zydecos Restaurant – 13228 U.S. 90, Boutte, LA 70039
Parishes: St. Charles
Houma:
LaQuinta Hotel – 189 Synergy Center Boulevard, Houma, LA 70363
Parishes: Terrebonne, Lafourche
Louisiana
Caucus
Date
Dear Louisiana Republicans:
The Republican National Committee met in New Orleans on Friday and cleared the way for states like Louisiana to bind delegates to presidential candidates according to the results of presidential primaries. This ruling confirmed our ability to move forward under our current rules.
The RNC has also ruled that Louisiana must conduct delegate elections in its six new congressional districts instead of the seven current districts. This action deprived our state of three additional delegates that we feel we are entitled to. We were disappointed by this decision.
Regardless, it is now time to move forward with our delegate selection process.
The Republican Party of Louisiana will conduct congressional district caucuses on Saturday, April 28, 2012 for the purpose of electing delegates to the Louisiana Republican State Convention. Delegates to the Republican National Convention will be elected by the State Convention on June 2nd in Shreveport.
Louisiana voters affiliated with the Republican Party on or before December 15, 2011 are eligible to participate in the caucuses.
Caucus voting will be conducted between 8:30 a.m. and 12:00 noon. Any qualified voter who is in line at noon will be allowed to vote. Voters are not required to stay for a meeting in order to vote. Voters will elect 25 delegates and 12 alternates from their new congressional districts. Each person may cast votes for up to 25 candidates for delegate and up to 12 candidates for alternate.
In order to run for state convention delegate or alternate, candidates must qualify with the Republican Party of Louisiana. There will be two methods of qualifying. Those who desire to qualify online may do so on April 10-12, 2012. Online qualifying will end at 5:00 p.m. on April 12th. Names of candidates who qualify online will be listed online so that they may verify that their registrations have been received. Those who do not want to register online and those wishing to pay for one or more candidates by check may deliver registration forms and checks in person on Tuesday, April 10, 2012, between 1:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. at Republican Party of Louisiana Headquarters, 530 Lakeland Drive, Suite 215, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
The registration fee for a candidate for state convention delegate is $200. The fee to run for alternate is $75. Qualifying forms and caucus locations will be published in the weeks ahead.
Voters will be assigned to one of approximately 30 voting sites across Louisiana. In most cases, entire parishes will be assigned to one site. At some sites, voters from more than one congressional district will vote. When voters sign in, they will be provided the appropriate ballot for their congressional district. Voters are required to provide a photo ID in order to obtain a ballot. Voter registration cards are not required for check in, but we encourage voters to bring one in case there is any question about their eligibility to participate.
Delegates and alternates to the Republican National Convention will be selected on June 2, 2012 at the Louisiana Republican State Convention in Shreveport by state convention delegates. It is not necessary to be a state convention delegate in order to be elected as a national convention delegate. Qualifying procedures for national delegate and alternate will be announced at a later date.
Thank you very much.
Sincerely,
Roger F. Villere, Jr.
Chairman